From the streets of New Orleans comes the wit, humor and extreme stage presence of Jay Gates. At age 19, while attending Old Dominion University, Jay discovered his talent for making people laugh and decided to take it to the stage. After running an improv show for 3 years and performing at various venues around the area, Jay took his show on the road and has since performed at clubs from New York to Hawaii, with comics such as David Alan Gier, Kevin Meaney, Dave Mordal and Brett Leake. Jay's award-winning writing and acting has been recognized and featured on HBO's Project Greenlight, Maxim Magazine Online, Kevin Spacey's Triggerstreet.com, The 48 Hour Film Project and the Hawaii Funny Fest. He's appeared on the Discovery Channel, National Geographic and TLC as an actor and is currently in the process of reorganizing the New Orleans Comedy Festival. Jay is committed to entertaining the masses at any means necessary. Never stop writing is Jay's motto and Never stop performing is his mission. With a little bit of time and a whole lot of gas money, Jay Gates looks forward to performing in a town near you.

I was fortunate enough to work with Jay Gates in one of his home towns, Virginia Beach, and it was obvious that word of Goldie Brown is spreading. After the show, the comics and waitresses went out drinking, and I kept hearing girls say hey that's Jay Gates. Once people see him, they remember the name, not just the face. It's been 2 weeks since we performed together in Lexington, KY, and people are still talking about his jokes. As far as I can tell the next mayor of New Orleans is already the King of Virginia Beach.-Ross Duncliffe